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Community & Business
29 July, 2025
Korean vets gathering
A CEREMONY held at Malanda on Sunday has marked the anniversary of the Korean War Armistice signing (27 July 1950), which ended three years of fighting by Australian troops on the Korean Peninsula, as well as the formation of the Australian Women’s Land Army.
Korean veterans William Gully and Roy Jaques at Sunday’s ceremony.
To mark both, the Malanda RSL sub-branch held a service at the Eacham Memorial Gates, with various VIP guests attending, including special guest William Gully, a 99-year-old Korean veteran from Atherton.
Reverand John Mudge MBE at the ceremony.
Malanda RSL president Gary Hunt talks to those who gathered on Sunday.
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